After seeing some TikTok's I decided to dive in and read up in a day. Would I do I again? Probably not.

Later on, Dong-Won attempted to take responsibility for his cheating so Ji-Tae can join Fight Class 1, but was rebuffed, as Maria had already negotiated for Ji-Tae to join by offering her sponsorship money in exchange. Ji-Tae met with the class president of Fight Class 1, Yeo Eun-Sol, who drilled him through a series of physical tests to establish his aptitude. She also warns him that his association with Maria may make him a target; Maria had defeated the entire class brutally during testing, and as a result, they all either idolise her or resent her, making Ji-Tae who has a close relationship with her a target of both. The plot sometimes feels like it's all over the place, especially during the middle half of the series, but that's just probably my inexperience as a manga reader barging in and making a point, so as such it might not count for much I'm afraid lol. It's mostly linear and expectable, guy had a bad thing happen to him when he was a kid, he requires resources and ability to overcome said thing, attain something of value or just become stronger, and yeah it's mainly centered on school life so it's pretty easy to guess the kind of characters you'll be seeing throughout the series. I appreciate that every Fight Class character has an appropriate body shape, female and male fighters both stand on equal ground, and everyone is given a room to grow after a certain event. Also, Maria is best girl. <3

Fight Class 3 Chapter 1: Round 1

Maria would eventually take Ji-Tae, who had fallen unconscious, to the hospital to recover from his wounds. [31] Abilities [ ]

Impressed, Maria noticed the details on the poster and correctly identified Ji-Tae as the son of Dae-Gak, Maria asked him to come to the fight classes, offering to turn him into the "strongest jiu-jutiero". [1]First martial arts story I’ve read that even touches on menstruation for female athletes without making it comedic. After this, Maria, now without her previous sponsored accommodation, moved in with Ji-Tae. [9] Afterwards, Maria would compete in the Namil High Ranking Tournament. She warned Ji-Tae that he would not be victorious in any matches no matter who he faced. Maria herself would advance through the preliminaries automatically when all her opponents withdrew. [10]

In terms of pure physical prowess Maria's sheer strength is considered average for her class. She has a 1 rep maximum of 145kg for her deadlift, 110kg for her squats and 85kg for her bench press. Her explosivity and speed, however, are uniquely excellent. Maria would later approach Ji-Tae in disguise to test his reactions. Ji-Tae would avoid her strikes with his kinetic vision and then escaped an armbar with his double-jointedness. After discovering Ji-Tae's posters which displayed Dae-Gak, alongside his sister, Maria realized that he was the son of Dae-Gak and had inherited his flexibility and kinetic vision from his father. Upon discovering this, Maria immediately offered to train Ji-Tae. [4] After the test ended with Ji-tae's disqualification, Maria would interrogate Dong-Won by force. [7] However, Ji-Tae demanded mercy, and threatened to cease working with her if she did not relent. Maria ultimately agreed to these terms and even went so far as to reveal part of her own connection to Dae-Gak. Maria also told Ji-Tae that the only way to meet Dae-Gak would involve qualifying for Fight Class 3, and warned him that her revenge would require the death of Dae-Gak. [8] Maria herself would then request that the school support Ji-Tae in her place in exchange for her fighting in official tournaments on behalf of the school. This allowed Ji-Tae to be accepted as a member of the fight classes. throughout the story both the art and storytelling transform which brings the reading in on the journey. the artist is very good at conveying mood with the art. the story develops from the average school fight manga (past few dozen chapters the school hasn't even been related) so it can be difficult depending on what you are going in for. The main character goes through a drastic change at a point in the story. that's when everything changes.After returning to his house and quitting his part-time job working for Ji-Eun's grandfather, since he now had support from the school to train full-time, Ji-Tae ran into Maria, who was waiting at his house. She revealed to him that since her support has been withdrawn, including her accommodation, she would need to live at his house from now on.